Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 957. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 278. So, we're going to take the number 957 and add it to itself 278 times.
Step 1: 0 + 957 = 957
Step 2: 957 + 957 = 1914
Step 3: 1914 + 957 = 2871
Step 4: 2871 + 957 = 3828
Step 5: 3828 + 957 = 4785
Step 6: 4785 + 957 = 5742
Step 7: 5742 + 957 = 6699
Step 8: 6699 + 957 = 7656
Step 9: 7656 + 957 = 8613
Step 10: 8613 + 957 = 9570
Step 11: 9570 + 957 = 10527
Step 12: 10527 + 957 = 11484
Step 13: 11484 + 957 = 12441
Step 14: 12441 + 957 = 13398
Step 15: 13398 + 957 = 14355
Step 16: 14355 + 957 = 15312
Step 17: 15312 + 957 = 16269
Step 18: 16269 + 957 = 17226
Step 19: 17226 + 957 = 18183
Step 20: 18183 + 957 = 19140
Step 21: 19140 + 957 = 20097
Step 22: 20097 + 957 = 21054
Step 23: 21054 + 957 = 22011
Step 24: 22011 + 957 = 22968
Step 25: 22968 + 957 = 23925
Step 26: 23925 + 957 = 24882
Step 27: 24882 + 957 = 25839
Step 28: 25839 + 957 = 26796
Step 29: 26796 + 957 = 27753
Step 30: 27753 + 957 = 28710
Step 31: 28710 + 957 = 29667
Step 32: 29667 + 957 = 30624
Step 33: 30624 + 957 = 31581
Step 34: 31581 + 957 = 32538
Step 35: 32538 + 957 = 33495
Step 36: 33495 + 957 = 34452
Step 37: 34452 + 957 = 35409
Step 38: 35409 + 957 = 36366
Step 39: 36366 + 957 = 37323
Step 40: 37323 + 957 = 38280
Step 41: 38280 + 957 = 39237
Step 42: 39237 + 957 = 40194
Step 43: 40194 + 957 = 41151
Step 44: 41151 + 957 = 42108
Step 45: 42108 + 957 = 43065
Step 46: 43065 + 957 = 44022
Step 47: 44022 + 957 = 44979
Step 48: 44979 + 957 = 45936
Step 49: 45936 + 957 = 46893
Step 50: 46893 + 957 = 47850
Step 51: 47850 + 957 = 48807
Step 52: 48807 + 957 = 49764
Step 53: 49764 + 957 = 50721
Step 54: 50721 + 957 = 51678
Step 55: 51678 + 957 = 52635
Step 56: 52635 + 957 = 53592
Step 57: 53592 + 957 = 54549
Step 58: 54549 + 957 = 55506
Step 59: 55506 + 957 = 56463
Step 60: 56463 + 957 = 57420
Step 61: 57420 + 957 = 58377
Step 62: 58377 + 957 = 59334
Step 63: 59334 + 957 = 60291
Step 64: 60291 + 957 = 61248
Step 65: 61248 + 957 = 62205
Step 66: 62205 + 957 = 63162
Step 67: 63162 + 957 = 64119
Step 68: 64119 + 957 = 65076
Step 69: 65076 + 957 = 66033
Step 70: 66033 + 957 = 66990
Step 71: 66990 + 957 = 67947
Step 72: 67947 + 957 = 68904
Step 73: 68904 + 957 = 69861
Step 74: 69861 + 957 = 70818
Step 75: 70818 + 957 = 71775
Step 76: 71775 + 957 = 72732
Step 77: 72732 + 957 = 73689
Step 78: 73689 + 957 = 74646
Step 79: 74646 + 957 = 75603
Step 80: 75603 + 957 = 76560
Step 81: 76560 + 957 = 77517
Step 82: 77517 + 957 = 78474
Step 83: 78474 + 957 = 79431
Step 84: 79431 + 957 = 80388
Step 85: 80388 + 957 = 81345
Step 86: 81345 + 957 = 82302
Step 87: 82302 + 957 = 83259
Step 88: 83259 + 957 = 84216
Step 89: 84216 + 957 = 85173
Step 90: 85173 + 957 = 86130
Step 91: 86130 + 957 = 87087
Step 92: 87087 + 957 = 88044
Step 93: 88044 + 957 = 89001
Step 94: 89001 + 957 = 89958
Step 95: 89958 + 957 = 90915
Step 96: 90915 + 957 = 91872
Step 97: 91872 + 957 = 92829
Step 98: 92829 + 957 = 93786
Step 99: 93786 + 957 = 94743
Step 100: 94743 + 957 = 95700
Step 101: 95700 + 957 = 96657
Step 102: 96657 + 957 = 97614
Step 103: 97614 + 957 = 98571
Step 104: 98571 + 957 = 99528
Step 105: 99528 + 957 = 100485
Step 106: 100485 + 957 = 101442
Step 107: 101442 + 957 = 102399
Step 108: 102399 + 957 = 103356
Step 109: 103356 + 957 = 104313
Step 110: 104313 + 957 = 105270
Step 111: 105270 + 957 = 106227
Step 112: 106227 + 957 = 107184
Step 113: 107184 + 957 = 108141
Step 114: 108141 + 957 = 109098
Step 115: 109098 + 957 = 110055
Step 116: 110055 + 957 = 111012
Step 117: 111012 + 957 = 111969
Step 118: 111969 + 957 = 112926
Step 119: 112926 + 957 = 113883
Step 120: 113883 + 957 = 114840
Step 121: 114840 + 957 = 115797
Step 122: 115797 + 957 = 116754
Step 123: 116754 + 957 = 117711
Step 124: 117711 + 957 = 118668
Step 125: 118668 + 957 = 119625
Step 126: 119625 + 957 = 120582
Step 127: 120582 + 957 = 121539
Step 128: 121539 + 957 = 122496
Step 129: 122496 + 957 = 123453
Step 130: 123453 + 957 = 124410
Step 131: 124410 + 957 = 125367
Step 132: 125367 + 957 = 126324
Step 133: 126324 + 957 = 127281
Step 134: 127281 + 957 = 128238
Step 135: 128238 + 957 = 129195
Step 136: 129195 + 957 = 130152
Step 137: 130152 + 957 = 131109
Step 138: 131109 + 957 = 132066
Step 139: 132066 + 957 = 133023
Step 140: 133023 + 957 = 133980
Step 141: 133980 + 957 = 134937
Step 142: 134937 + 957 = 135894
Step 143: 135894 + 957 = 136851
Step 144: 136851 + 957 = 137808
Step 145: 137808 + 957 = 138765
Step 146: 138765 + 957 = 139722
Step 147: 139722 + 957 = 140679
Step 148: 140679 + 957 = 141636
Step 149: 141636 + 957 = 142593
Step 150: 142593 + 957 = 143550
Step 151: 143550 + 957 = 144507
Step 152: 144507 + 957 = 145464
Step 153: 145464 + 957 = 146421
Step 154: 146421 + 957 = 147378
Step 155: 147378 + 957 = 148335
Step 156: 148335 + 957 = 149292
Step 157: 149292 + 957 = 150249
Step 158: 150249 + 957 = 151206
Step 159: 151206 + 957 = 152163
Step 160: 152163 + 957 = 153120
Step 161: 153120 + 957 = 154077
Step 162: 154077 + 957 = 155034
Step 163: 155034 + 957 = 155991
Step 164: 155991 + 957 = 156948
Step 165: 156948 + 957 = 157905
Step 166: 157905 + 957 = 158862
Step 167: 158862 + 957 = 159819
Step 168: 159819 + 957 = 160776
Step 169: 160776 + 957 = 161733
Step 170: 161733 + 957 = 162690
Step 171: 162690 + 957 = 163647
Step 172: 163647 + 957 = 164604
Step 173: 164604 + 957 = 165561
Step 174: 165561 + 957 = 166518
Step 175: 166518 + 957 = 167475
Step 176: 167475 + 957 = 168432
Step 177: 168432 + 957 = 169389
Step 178: 169389 + 957 = 170346
Step 179: 170346 + 957 = 171303
Step 180: 171303 + 957 = 172260
Step 181: 172260 + 957 = 173217
Step 182: 173217 + 957 = 174174
Step 183: 174174 + 957 = 175131
Step 184: 175131 + 957 = 176088
Step 185: 176088 + 957 = 177045
Step 186: 177045 + 957 = 178002
Step 187: 178002 + 957 = 178959
Step 188: 178959 + 957 = 179916
Step 189: 179916 + 957 = 180873
Step 190: 180873 + 957 = 181830
Step 191: 181830 + 957 = 182787
Step 192: 182787 + 957 = 183744
Step 193: 183744 + 957 = 184701
Step 194: 184701 + 957 = 185658
Step 195: 185658 + 957 = 186615
Step 196: 186615 + 957 = 187572
Step 197: 187572 + 957 = 188529
Step 198: 188529 + 957 = 189486
Step 199: 189486 + 957 = 190443
Step 200: 190443 + 957 = 191400
Step 201: 191400 + 957 = 192357
Step 202: 192357 + 957 = 193314
Step 203: 193314 + 957 = 194271
Step 204: 194271 + 957 = 195228
Step 205: 195228 + 957 = 196185
Step 206: 196185 + 957 = 197142
Step 207: 197142 + 957 = 198099
Step 208: 198099 + 957 = 199056
Step 209: 199056 + 957 = 200013
Step 210: 200013 + 957 = 200970
Step 211: 200970 + 957 = 201927
Step 212: 201927 + 957 = 202884
Step 213: 202884 + 957 = 203841
Step 214: 203841 + 957 = 204798
Step 215: 204798 + 957 = 205755
Step 216: 205755 + 957 = 206712
Step 217: 206712 + 957 = 207669
Step 218: 207669 + 957 = 208626
Step 219: 208626 + 957 = 209583
Step 220: 209583 + 957 = 210540
Step 221: 210540 + 957 = 211497
Step 222: 211497 + 957 = 212454
Step 223: 212454 + 957 = 213411
Step 224: 213411 + 957 = 214368
Step 225: 214368 + 957 = 215325
Step 226: 215325 + 957 = 216282
Step 227: 216282 + 957 = 217239
Step 228: 217239 + 957 = 218196
Step 229: 218196 + 957 = 219153
Step 230: 219153 + 957 = 220110
Step 231: 220110 + 957 = 221067
Step 232: 221067 + 957 = 222024
Step 233: 222024 + 957 = 222981
Step 234: 222981 + 957 = 223938
Step 235: 223938 + 957 = 224895
Step 236: 224895 + 957 = 225852
Step 237: 225852 + 957 = 226809
Step 238: 226809 + 957 = 227766
Step 239: 227766 + 957 = 228723
Step 240: 228723 + 957 = 229680
Step 241: 229680 + 957 = 230637
Step 242: 230637 + 957 = 231594
Step 243: 231594 + 957 = 232551
Step 244: 232551 + 957 = 233508
Step 245: 233508 + 957 = 234465
Step 246: 234465 + 957 = 235422
Step 247: 235422 + 957 = 236379
Step 248: 236379 + 957 = 237336
Step 249: 237336 + 957 = 238293
Step 250: 238293 + 957 = 239250
Step 251: 239250 + 957 = 240207
Step 252: 240207 + 957 = 241164
Step 253: 241164 + 957 = 242121
Step 254: 242121 + 957 = 243078
Step 255: 243078 + 957 = 244035
Step 256: 244035 + 957 = 244992
Step 257: 244992 + 957 = 245949
Step 258: 245949 + 957 = 246906
Step 259: 246906 + 957 = 247863
Step 260: 247863 + 957 = 248820
Step 261: 248820 + 957 = 249777
Step 262: 249777 + 957 = 250734
Step 263: 250734 + 957 = 251691
Step 264: 251691 + 957 = 252648
Step 265: 252648 + 957 = 253605
Step 266: 253605 + 957 = 254562
Step 267: 254562 + 957 = 255519
Step 268: 255519 + 957 = 256476
Step 269: 256476 + 957 = 257433
Step 270: 257433 + 957 = 258390
Step 271: 258390 + 957 = 259347
Step 272: 259347 + 957 = 260304
Step 273: 260304 + 957 = 261261
Step 274: 261261 + 957 = 262218
Step 275: 262218 + 957 = 263175
Step 276: 263175 + 957 = 264132
Step 277: 264132 + 957 = 265089
Step 278: 265089 + 957 = 266046

So, 957*278 = 266046